Since last we took stock of college basketball's waiver wire, players have exited Virginia and Virginia Tech. The Hokies countered with a promising late signee but also lost an assistant coach. Norfolk State said farewell to its accomplished head coach, while an Old Dominion hire created a potential opportunity for a U.Va. assistant.

Elsewhere, North Carolina's best player declared for the NBA draft, but its power forward from the 757 elected to return as ACC champion Miami sweats the decision of its lone starting underclassman.

Sophomore guard Paul Jesperson's transfer from Virginia is unusual only in that he started 33 of 35 games this past season. But coach Tony Bennett has stockpiled backcourt talent for next season, and despite above-average defensive skills, Jesperson might well have played markedly fewer minutes.

So add Jesperson to the list of Division I transfers that likely will approach 500 nationally and already includes Virginia Tech sophomore guard Robert Brown, also a starter. After an encouraging November and early December, Brown flailed for most of the season and appeared to lose all confidence.

Hokies coach James Johnson moved immediately to replace Brown, securing a commitment Monday from 6-foot-4 guard Devin Wilson of Montour High, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's area player of the year. Wilson, who signed a letter-of-intent Wednesday, chose Tech over Atlantic 10 schools George Mason and Saint Joseph's.

With six signees and UNC Wilmington transfer Adam Smith, the Hokies will have seven newcomers next season, a coaching challenge for Johnson, especially after a last-place ACC finish.

Johnson also has an assistant to hire, with Mark Byington exiting for Georgia Southern's big-whistle gig. Until he does, operations director Andy Moore, a former assistant coach at Michigan, Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan, has been deputized to recruit off-campus.

Closer to home, new Old Dominion coach is close to completing his staff. The smart money says he will retain current Monarchs assistant John Richardson, who coached Woodside High to state championships in 2004 and '05, bring Franklin High graduate Lamar Barrett with him from American University and hire former Virginia All-American Bryant Stith.

Jones coached Stith at U.Va., and after his NBA career, Stith returned to his native Lawrenceville and guided Brunswick High to state titles in 2011, '12 and '13. ODU would be Stith's first college coaching position.

Jones' departure from American could affect Virginia's staff. Assistant Jason Williford, a 1995 graduate of U.Va., worked for Jones at AU and is a logical candidate to replace him.

Another Jones, Rob, is Norfolk State's new head coach, at least for 2013-14. The school immediately promoted him on an interim basis Monday after Anthony Evans resigned to replace Richard Pitino at Florida International.

Evans was 99-92 with the Spartans and took them to the 2012 NCAA tournament, where they upset Missouri, and the 2013 NIT. According to our sister paper in South Florida, the Sun Sentinel, FIU also interviewed VCU assistant Mike Rhoades and Maryland assistant Scott Spinelli.

Also in South Florida, Miami awaits the NBA decision of sophomore point guard Shane Larkin, voted ACC player of the year by the league's coaches. Were he to leave, the Hurricanes would lose their top six scorers.

That scenario could set Miami up for a North Carolina-like tumble. The Tar Heels won the ACC regular season and NCAA championship in 2009, but without Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and Ty Lawson the following year, Carolina tied for ninth in the ACC.

The Tar Heels' Reggie Bullock (leaving) and James Michael McAdoo (staying) made their NBA announcements this week. A graduate of Norfolk Christian, McAdoo was the team's leading rebounder and No. 2 scorer this season, and like most underclassmen, this sophomore should benefit from another year of college competition.

There's no telling how, or if, Bullock's decision will affect North Carolina's recruitment of Andrew Wiggins, a 6-7 forward and the consensus No. 1 recruit in the 2013 class. A Canadian attending prep school in West Virginia, Wiggins reportedly has narrowed his choices to UNC, Kentucky, Kansas and Florida State, with an announcement expected soon.

Wiggins' father, Mitchell, played at FSU and six seasons in the NBA. His mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, ran track for the Seminoles and medaled in the 1984 Olympics.

Last year, Wiggins competed in the Hampton session of Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League, an event that attracts hundreds of college coaches and returns to the Boo Williams Sportsplex on April 26-28.

The player and coach carousel might still be spinning then.

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